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results all round have been most felicitous. The advent of the 

 hybrid teas, with later developments, introduced to our gardens 

 a race of perpetual blooming roses which has popularised them 

 far beyond the wildest dream of rosarians of half a century ago. 

 It may so happen with the border carnation with equally felicitous 

 results, for the cases appear to be analogous. The development, 



FIG. 15 Border Carnation in Pot 



therefore, should arouse no susceptibilities among the cult (among 

 whom we are proud to class ourselves), but should rather appeal 

 to them, for that it opens up a vista of increased usefulness and value 

 for the object of their solicitude. 



The " Old Guard " will very rightly consider it a duty to zealously 

 protect all that for so long a time has been held sacred, so that 

 not one jot or tittle of the old time excellencies shall be sacrificed 



